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Join EWTN's Novena to the Holy Spirit, the ‘Oldest Novena in the Life of the Church’
Posted on 05/15/2026 13:04 PM (The Daily Register)
Archbishop Hebda Issues Pastoral Letter Reminding Families That ‘Only One Thing Is Necessary’
Posted on 05/15/2026 11:01 AM (The Daily Register)
Bishop Conley analyzes Iran war in 'Just War 101' (National Catholic Register)
Posted on 05/15/2026 07:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Catholics cannot accept “consequentialist and utilitarian” arguments, Bishop Conley wrote. “There are certain standards for which we stand, regardless of consequences. Period.”
Pope Leo: 'The rule of law, crime prevention and criminal justice must advance together' (Dicastery for Communication)
Posted on 05/15/2026 06:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The Pontiff made his remarks in an address to participants an interparliamentary conference on combating organized crime and drug trafficking.
“The Holy See wholeheartedly supports every initiative that seeks to establish an effective, just, humane and credible criminal justice system capable of preventing and countering the production and the trafficking of illicit drugs,” Pope Leo continued. “Recognizing that true justice cannot be satisfied with punishment alone, such efforts must likewise embrace approaches marked by perseverance and mercy, aimed at the re-education and full reintegration of offenders into the fabric of society.”
The Pope added, “The same respect for the inherent dignity of every person, including those who have committed crimes, precludes the use of the death penalty, torture, and every form of cruel or degrading punishment.”
'Truth and Love can never be separated,' Minnesota archbishop writes pastoral letter to families (Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis)
Posted on 05/15/2026 06:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
He explained:
For both to be authentic, they must find unity in the One who is both Truth and Love: only Jesus. I am told that parents often feel pressure from peers and even from professionals to “love” their children by affirming all their choices. But not all choices can be affirmed. The dignity of the person is what we affirm. The immeasurable offer of grace that Jesus is constantly offering is what we affirm. Likewise, His open invitation to return to Him whenever we have sinned, and then to return again and again, is what we need to affirm.
We witness to this by our own acceptance of our limitations, our own reliance on the grace that leads to conversion, our own willingness to grow from mistakes. This more nuanced approach to parenting is far too rare in our relativistic society.
Reject constitutional amendment, Zimbabwe's bishops urge (The Zimbabwean)
Posted on 05/15/2026 06:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Characterizing the amendment as a threat to “the moral and institutional foundations upon which national life rests,” the bishops’ conference “several provisions of [the amendment] undermine foundational constitutional principles, weaken institutional independence, diminish direct democratic participation, and erode constitutional safeguards against the concentration and abuse of power.”
Let us strive for full unity, Leo XIV writes to Coptic Orthodox Pope (CWN)
Posted on 05/15/2026 06:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
In a letter to Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II for the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship (May 10), Pope Leo XIV said that “at a time when our world is afflicted by so many conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, Christians must, more than ever, strive for full unity so that we may bear witness together to the Prince of Peace.”
Pope recalls Our Lady of Fátima's message of peace (CWN)
Posted on 05/15/2026 05:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
At the conclusion of his May 13 general audience, Pope Leo XIV recalled Our Lady of Fátima’s message of peace.
Vatican newspaper draws attention to jihadist terror in Mozambique (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))
Posted on 05/15/2026 05:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Recent violence in the north of the country has targeted missionaries and civilians—often farmers or miners—setting fire to homes and causing thousands of new displacements,” the newspaper reported.
Citing a Le Monde article, Ilaria De Bonis wrote that “the targets are exclusively the defenseless—specifically small village churches, missionaries living alongside the impoverished and their families, and society’s most marginalized and vulnerable members.”
“Nevertheless, the root cause of this violence—as our missionaries in Mozambique have maintained for years—is not religious hatred per se (though that certainly serves as an aggravating factor),” De Bonis added. “Rather, it stems from a complex mix of economic and political motives—not least the destabilization triggered by the foreign appropriation of the region’s surface and subsurface natural resources.”
Priestly ordinations continue to decline in South Korea (The Chosun Ilbo)
Posted on 05/15/2026 05:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The Sunday Mass attendance rate also fell from 25% in 2015 to 15% in 2025.